Feb. 16, 2009

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Sophomore third baseman Victor Sanchez of the University of San Diego baseball team has been named third-team preseason All-American by Baseball America.

Sanchez, a 6-2 sophomore from Norwalk, Calif., is coming off a freshman campaign in which he set the new USD freshman home run record with 12, while hitting .268 with 59 hits, 12 doubles and one triple. Sanchez played a huge role in helping USD set a program record 44 wins, wining its second consecutive West Coast Conference championship and reaching the Long Beach Regional championship game.

Sanchez and the 11th-ranked Toreros will open their 2009 season on Friday as they head to Compton, Calif. to compete in the MLB Urban Youth Academy Tournament. Friday's game is schedule to begin at 8 p.m. with the Toreros squaring off against Southern University.